
Onego Deusto—a multipurpose vessel owned by Dutch shipping company Onego Shipping & Chartering—has embarked on its first voyage with a wind propulsion solution on board.

Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered the “world’s first” methanol dual-fuel Ultramax bulk carrier, Green Future.

The Russian government has unveiled a massive plan to build hundreds of new ‘civilian’ vessels by 2050, upgrade its shipbuilding capability, and increase the workforce in the maritime domain.

Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the second fast crew boat (FCB) with hybrid propulsion to Malaysia’s offshore vessel operator Centus Marine.

Saudi Arabia’s energy heavyweight Aramco has handed out a multi-year agreement extension for five offshore drilling jack-up rigs to ARO Drilling, its 50/50 joint venture with Valaris.

Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to intensify their cooperation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry.

The first European-built offshore CO2 carrier for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is set to be launched on Wednesday, 14 May, according to Greensand Future. Constructed at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, the vessel is part of Project Greensand’s efforts to establish the EU’s

MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom Group to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multipurpose vessels to be built in India.

Norwegian shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has completed its energy efficiency retrofit program in a bid to deliver “the most carbon-efficient deep-sea shipping solution in the tanker and dry bulk segments”.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), a Finland-based financial institution of the Nordic and Baltic countries, has signed a 10-year loan agreement with compatriot shipowner ESL Shipping to finance the construction of four IA ice-classed green Handysize ships.

U.S. shipping and logistics company Crowley has put into operation the second Avance Class LNG-powered containership to expand its capacity in the Caribbean Basin.

Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro is sending an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), said to be the largest one in its fleet, on a seabed data acquisition mission in the North Sea, which will enable Norway’s MAREANO seabed mapping program to tuck a new first under its belt with the first USV technology fora

South Korea’s government has revealed plans to build ‘the world’s largest’ liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier in an effort to develop a competitive advantage in this market segment and ensure the future of the Korean shipbuilding industry.

Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has named its sixth 7,000 CEU dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai).